Object number
2008/94
Title
The Stockbroker House,
Collection
Creator
Description
This is a 1937 Tri-ang Toys No. 92 dolls’ house, known as ‘The Stockbroker House’. It has five rooms and is complete with dummy bath, sink and fireplaces. Tri-ang Toys made a range of dolls' houses in the 1930s, including some with a modernist style, but the most popular were the mock-Tudor suburban models such as this one.
Physical description
Dolls' house: mostly made out of wood; partially restored
Label Text
Doll's house. This Doll's House was created by Tri-ang Toys. The design imitated the popular mock Tudor design of suburban houses in the 1930s, as suburbanisation grew throughout the decade. This doll's house shows how deeply embedded this aspirations and desires were, as they became reflected in children's play. Toy houses were also made with a modernist design but the mock Tudor models were far more popular.
Archival history
Tri-ang Toys catalogue – ‘No. 92. Larger model. Five rooms, including bath room with dummy bath, kitchen with dummy sink, gas stove and dresser. Fitted with four electric wall lights and dummy fireplaces. All windows have metal frames. Garage adjoining has opening doors and the front of the dolls’ house is hinged to open in three places. Height 25 3/4 ins., length 43 ins.’, Collecting 20thc Rural Culture blog [Thursday, 11 December 2008] – ‘Tri-ang Dolls’ House, 1937 // This classic dolls house from the 1930s, known as 'The Stockbroker House', has been added to the project. // The 1930s brought suburbanisation to new heights. More and more people wanted to be in touch with the countryside, have their own garden, and commute to the town. Unchecked ribbon development was often the result. // Suburban house designs drew on clichéd rural styles of the past with pebbledash, mock Tudor features and latticed windows much in evidence. Of course, these houses also now had electric lighting, indoor bathrooms and a garage. The dolls house shows how deeply embedded these aspirations were in our culture, right down to the level of children’s play. // George and Joseph Lines, trading as Lines Bros, were important toy makers of the nineteenth century. They were making dolls' houses by the early 1900s. Joseph's three sons set up their own similar business after the First World War with the trade name Triangtois. On the death of Joseph Lines in 1931, the two firms united under the name of Tri-ang Toys. They made a range of dolls houses in the 1930s, including some in the modernist style, but the most popular were the mock-Tudor suburban models.’, The dolls' house has been partially restored by a friend of the depositor, who specialises in this.
Production place
Morden Road [Merton]
Production date
1937 - 1937
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Dimensions
- Length 1100 mm
- Width 430 mm
- Height 660 mm
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\Documents\Scans\2008_94_doc_01.tif - High resolution image
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